Chair seat



NOV. 8, 1932. 5, vALENTlNE 1,886,434

CHAIR SEAT Filed June 26. 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 k\ Invnlor 45. 9@Zevfz'rze Nov. 8, 1932. L. s. VALENTINE CHAIR SEAT Filed June 26. 19312 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor l5. WOZewZZk/e By flltomey Patented Nov. 8,1932 LEWIS S. VALENTINE,

0F READING, IVIICI-IllIG-AN CHAIR SEAT Application filed June 26,

The present invention relates to a chair seat and has for its primeobject to provide means for facilitating the insertion and removal of achair panel fro-m the frame.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provisionof a chair seat of this nature which is simple in its construction,inexpensive to manufacture, easy to manipulate, and otherwise well 1adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

'With the above and numerous other ob jects in view as will appear asthe description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novelfeatures of construction, and in the combination and arrangement ofparts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the chair embodying the features of myinvention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section therethrough taken substantially onthe line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section through the frame with the rear crossmember removed.

Figure 4 is a top plan View of the rear end of the frame.

Figure 5 is a similar view with the cross member removed.

Figure 6 is a sectional View showing the cross member turned in a downposition to permit the removal or insertion of the panel.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the cross member.

Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the numeral 5denotes a U-shaped frame channeled on the inner side as is indi- 40cated at 6. In the inner sides of the ends of the frame below thechannel 6 are recesses 7.

Numeral 8 denotes a rear cross member of angular construction in crosssection and provided with dowels or trunnions 9 projecting 45 from theends thereof eccentrically in respect 1931. Serial No. 547,123.

thereto and these dowels adapted to be received in the recesses 7 sothat the cross member 8 may be rocked either to an upright positionshown in Figure 2 or to a down position shown in Figure 6. When in thwill be seen that the seat panel 10 may be slid into the frame and thenthe cross member may be rocked to an upright position to prevent theremoval of the panel. When it is desired to remove the panel, it is onlynecessary to rock the cross member to the down position as shown inFigure 6 and then the panel may be slid out of the frame.

As will be seen the member 8 is substantially L-shaped in cross sectionand the parts must be so constructed and arranged that the upper cornerof the short arm of the member 8 will pass the lower face of the panel10 during rocking movement of the member 8. However I prefer to soarrange the parts that considerable force must be used to rock themember 8 when the panel is in position to prevent free movement of themember 8.

It is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantagesof this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in thisart without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described inconsiderable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since inactual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and inthe combination 4 and arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafterclaimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what clalm as new 1s: A seat of theclass described comprising a or trunnions are e position shown in Figure6 it U-shaped frame having a channel on the inner sides thereof, a panelslidable into the channel, the ends of the frame having bear ing formingrecesses in their inner faces located below the channel, a substantiallyL-' shaped cross member having trunnions at the ends thereof andeccentrically arranged thereon for engaging the recesses, said crossmember when in operative position having one arm extending under therear edge of the panel, and its other arm located in rear of the rearedge of the panel and said cross member occupying a position whollybelow the plane of the channel when turned to inoperative position.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signture.

LEWIS S. VALENTINE.

